by Linda on September 27, 2009
It is interesting to discover how choreographers find inspiration for a new piece and how they bring their ideas alive through dance. When David Bintley first announced he would do a ballet inspired by a physics equation, E=mc2, many were puzzled. How could Bintley turn an abstract mathematical statement into a ballet?
Using David Bodanis’s biographical [...]
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Aaron Robinson,
Alexander Campbell,
Aonghus Hoole,
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre,
BRB,
Carol-Anne Millar,
Celeritas2,
Christopher Rodgers-Wilson,
David Bintley,
David Bodanis,
Dusty Button,
E=mc2,
Einstein,
Elisha Willis,
Energy,
Forsythe,
Garry Stewart,
Gaylene Cummerfield,
In the Middle Somewhat Elevated,
Joseph Caley,
Kosuke Yamamoto,
Mass,
Matthew Hindson,
Matthew Lawrence,
Mozart,
Natasha Oughtred,
New Works,
Peter Mumford,
Physics,
Powder,
Robert Parker,
Samara Downs,
Stanton Welch,
Steven Montieth,
The Centre and its Oppposite,
Triple Bill,
Yasuo Atsuji
by Linda on September 24, 2009
As the season kicks off Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB), one of the UK’s top three ballet companies, celebrates its 20th anniversary as a Birmingham resident. Over the years it has evolved from being the Royal Ballet’s “touring arm” into shaping its own style: a mix of core repertoire alongside new original full-length narrative ballets, showing a [...]
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Alexander Campbell,
Ambra Vallo,
Anthony Dowell,
Antoinette Sibley,
Ashton,
Beauty and the Beast,
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre,
BRB,
César Morales,
Chi Cao,
Cyrano,
Darcey Bussell,
David Bintley,
Elisha Willis,
Elmhurst School of Dance,
Joseph Caley,
Leanne Benjamin,
Lilian Baylis,
Lynn Seymour,
Miyako Yoshida,
Nadia Nerina,
Nao Sakuma,
Natasha Oughtred,
Ninette de Valois,
Old Vic,
Sadler's Wells Ballet,
Sadler's Wells Theatre,
Sir Peter Wright,
Sylvia,
Two Pigeons,
Vic-Wells Ballet
by Emilia on September 21, 2009
This week we have double reason to party. While at Covent Garden the Royal Ballet returns home for the 2009/2010 season, over here at the Ballet Bag we celebrate 6 months of online balletomania. To mark the occasion we have prepared a – non exhaustive – balletic timeline of sorts, to highlight some of our [...]
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ABT,
Anna Pavlova,
Auguste Vestris,
Balanchine,
Ballet Newbie,
Ballets Russes,
Bournonville,
Cecchetti,
Diaghilev,
Fokine,
Frederick Ashton,
Jewels,
Kenneth MacMillan,
Kim Brandstrup,
Les Sylphides,
Mariinsky,
Mayerling,
Ninette de Valois,
NYCB,
Ondine,
Royal Ballet,
Steven McRae,
Tamara Karsavina,
The Firebird,
The Sleeping Beauty,
Vaslav Nijinsky,
Veronika Part
by Emilia on September 17, 2009
While at the main stage the Royal Ballet season kicks off in October with Mayerling, downstairs at the Linbury Studio the ROH2, Royal Opera House’s contemporary arm, makes a headstart next week with an exciting new collaboration between dancers Tamara Rojo, Thomas Whitehead, Steven McRae and choreographer Kim Brandstrup. Then, later in the season, Brandstrup [...]
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Alina Cojocaru,
Arc,
Bach,
Ballet,
Clement Crisp,
Dostoevsky,
Evening Standard Award,
Goldberg Variations,
Ismene Brown,
Johan Kobborg,
Judith Mackrell,
Kim Brandstrup,
Laura Morera,
Linbury Studio,
London School of Contemporary Dance,
Nina Fonaroff,
Olivier Award,
Prokofiev,
ROH,
ROH2,
Royal Ballet,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Rushes,
Steven McRae,
Tamara Rojo,
The Fall of the House of Usher,
The Idiot,
The Queen of Spades,
Thomas Whitehead,
Two Footnotes to Ashton
by Linda on September 14, 2009
Is this ballet for you?
Go If: You love classical ballet complete with fairy tale theme, tiaras, tutus, lavish décors and variations for almost every single dancer featuring every single ballet step. The Sleeping Beauty is also ideal for: classical music fans who want to live Tchaikovsky’s vision of the story, young budding ballerinas and danseurs [...]
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1890 Sleeping Beauty,
Alexandre Benois,
Alina Cojocaru,
Anna Pavlova,
Apotheosis,
Aurora,
Balanchine,
Ballets Russes,
Bluebird,
Carabosse,
Cattalabutte,
Classical Ballet,
Diaghilev,
Fairy Tale,
Genesia Rosato,
Hopelessly Romantic,
Ivan Vsevolozhsky,
Johan Kobborg,
King Florestan,
Léon Bakst,
Lilac Fairy,
Little Red Riding Hood,
Lopukhov,
Margot Fonteyn,
Marianela Nuñez,
Mariinsky,
Mazurka,
Ninette de Valois,
Oliver Messel,
Petipa,
Prince Desiré,
Prince Florimund,
Princess Florine,
Puss in Boots,
Robert Helpmann,
Rose Adagio,
Royal Ballet,
Sadler's Wells Ballet,
Sergeyev,
Stravinsky,
Tchaikovsky,
The Sleeping Beauty,
Vikharev,
White Cat
by Linda on September 10, 2009
As we stare at the Royal Ballet’s new season, what better way to start than with the company’s veteran, Leanne Benjamin, who has danced for 17 years now and is still going strong. One of their most accomplished Principals, Leanne is ready to impress the crowds with her portrayal of the minxy Mary Vetsera in [...]
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Adeline Genée,
Alastair Marriott,
Ashton,
Christopher Wheeldon,
Clement Crisp,
Coppélia,
Cranko,
David Dougill,
Debra Craine,
Edward Watson,
Gloria,
Infra,
Jonathan Cope,
Judith Mackrell,
Juliet,
Leanne Benjamin,
London Festival Ballet,
Macmillan,
Mary Vetsera,
Mats Ek,
Mayerling,
Morphoses,
Neumeier,
Ninette de Valois,
Onegin,
Peter Schaufuss,
Principal Dancer,
Prix de Lausanne,
ROH,
Romeo and Juliet,
Royal Ballet,
Royal Ballet School,
Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet,
Sir Peter Wright,
Swanilda,
Tatiana,
The Firebird,
Wayne McGregor
